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The Last Mile
Didn't like it as much as Memory Man and I'm trying to decide why. I still enjoyed reading it, but it might be that football was used a bit excessively in the dialogue?
What is the Mission of the Church?
I picked up this book because we've been tired of hearing the word 'mission' or 'missional' and feeling like we don't know what it means anymore.
Rise of the Mystics
So. I'll be honest, I wasn't very invested in this story. I had to complete the duology but I wasn't loving it. It was a chore to read. I like that…
Loving the Little Years
Validated and anxious. That's how I feel after reading this book. Validated because a lot of the situations she describes are ones I've experienced or I highly expect to experience. Anxious because…
The Line Between
“frighteningly believable," as written in the book's summary is an accurate takeaway after reading this. Especially after also reading the author's note detailing the real-life inspiration to the story, I kinda freaked out for ten seconds and planned my own doomsday bunker with…
The Gospel According to Satan
A provocative title in the best way. "The prospect of the fruit promised the three things—fulfillment, beauty, and enlightenment—that we have been chasing in every tree ever since… We live our lives in exile, but we play ‘garden’ every day. We drink the mirage’s sand and call it living water. We indulge our flesh and call it glory. We worship ourselves and call it living at the ‘next level.’"
Outliers
Very interesting read! The premise of the book is to consider that success has far more to do with where we came from than who we are, our innate talents or personality. Of course, we all operate from a different definition of 'success.'
The Masterpiece
Enjoyable read. I have to admit, I was a little worried about where the author was going to be taking Roman and Grace's relationship. It was starting to feel like…
The Breakdown
I was a little over halfway through this book and I thought I would be giving it a bad rating when I finally finished. But I pressed on and I'm glad I did. Without giving anything away, rest assured- the monotonous account of her forgetfulness has a purpose!
Humble Roots
“We can plan. We can build a trellis. We can plant beans. We can do all the right things. But we are not guaranteed a harvest simply because we worked hard and planned well. (James 4:13-16) Pride tells us that all we have to do is organize well enough, plan effectively enough, and work hard enough and we can achieve our dreams. Humility teaches us that it was never up to us in the first place.”
In Farleigh Field
Sure, there was some predictability and it was a bit excessive on the 'Crikey!' usage, but the overall plot was interesting and there was…
The Infinite Pieces of Us
I typically don't mind the YA genre, but this book was just over the top. Literally almost every sentence was meant to be some sort of metaphor, symbolism, or profound dual meaning. I appreciate…
Rule of Law
It gave me a lot to think about in regard to what circumstances are appropriate for litigation against our President with sensitivity to matters of national security.
For the Love of God
I’ve tried many different Bible reading plans and have typically failed at them. Probably largely due to lack of discipline, but this year I was finally able to complete a plan and I think it was partly because of this particular plan and coinciding commentary.
Hacker
This was Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets the Matrix but in a boring way.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter
I’ve never read Kate Morton before and probably won’t read her again if this book typifies her writing. I wasn’t much drawn to the…
The Room on Rue Amelie
“Perhaps that was what it was like to love someone deeply: to feel that no matter how many moments together you were granted, there would never be enough.”
Designed for Joy
“[God] did not make us all the same. He loves diversity. He revels in it. He created a world that pulses with differences, that explodes with color, that includes roaring waterfalls and self-inflating lizards and rapt, at-attention meerkats. But humankind, man and woman, is the pinnacle of his creation.”
Into the Water
There was a bit of mystery to unravel but it was fairly predictable and uncreative in my opinion. She teased the aha!-moments enough that they lost their punch. Nothing felt…
The Alice Network
This book was just okay for me. Reading the author’s note at the end boosted my opinion a bit because I had to give her credit for the way she utilized and expounded on true events. I thought her combination…